NN as do not want to be recognised. A friend (not particularly close) I have known for around 7 years told me she had cancer a few months back. Just after Christmas it became terminal.
Found out yesterday from a relative of her's that she never had cancer at all and she said it to get back at her mother who she was no longer in contact with.
She had a similarly dysfunctional and abusive childhood to me and I could empathise with her a lot on stuff she told me that went on. I can't empathise with that though. She has DCs who were apparently never aware of this 'lie', thank god. I have not spoken to her since I found out about this and don't want to.
AIBU?